Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1260 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Keatts

Post-Conviction DNA Testing, First-Degree Statutory Rape, Indecent Liberties

, Court of Appeals , COA17-567 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Leath

Plain error; request for jury instruction on law of abandoned property; felonious breaking or entering; felonious larceny

, Court of Appeals , COA17-965 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-544.5; motion to set aside bond forfeiture; reduction of bond amount unauthorized

, Court of Appeals , COA17-942 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. McPhaul

Post-conviction DNA Testing, Felony Murder Rule

, Court of Appeals , COA17-428 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Morgan

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344(f)(3); Good cause; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7A-455

, Court of Appeals , COA17-839 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Robinson

No prejudicial error; harmless error review; Rule 404(b) evidence of prior bad acts; first-degree murder; robbery with dangerous weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA17-442 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Ross

Anders brief, DNA testing, Appeal, N.C.G.S. sec. 15A-270.1, Authority of Court of Appeals

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1221 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Swain

motion to suppress, need for written order

, Court of Appeals , COA17-471 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Tapia

Anders brief, DNA testing, Appeal, N.C.G.S. sec. 15A-270.1, Authority of Court of Appeals

, Court of Appeals , COA17-520 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Thomas

Expert Testimony; Aggressor Doctrine; Self-Defense; Restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA17-923 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Van

Delay in Appeal After Petition for Writ of Certiorari Allowed; Failure to Hold Indigency Hearing; Loss of Transcript; Second Degree Murder; Stipulation to Aggravating Factors

, Court of Appeals , COA17-422 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Velasquez-Cardenas

Anders brief, DNA testing, Appeal, N.C.G.S. sec. 15A-270.1, Authority of Court of Appeals

, Court of Appeals , COA17-917 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

Anders brief; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-72(b)(6); habitual larceny; habitual felon status

, Court of Appeals , COA17-690 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Summerville v. Summerville

Modification of child custody; trial court's sua sponte modification of child support award; lack of appellate jurisdiction to address criminal contempt finding; attorneys fees for defense of child custody modification; temporary vs. permanent custody orders

, Supreme Court , 170A17 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
City of Asheville v. Frost

Whether the Asheville Civil Service Law governing appeals of decisions of the Asheville Civil Service Board to superior court gives a respondent the right to a jury trial.

, Supreme Court , 334A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Foreclosure of Ackah

Relief from foreclosure sale under N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 60(b) based on petitioner's failure to satisfy Rule 4's 'due diligence' notice requirement; whether N.C.G.S. 1-108 prohibits the court from ordering relief in the form of restoring title to the real property to the previous owner.

, Supreme Court , 425A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re W.H.S.

Review of recommendation for public reprimand.

, Supreme Court , 337A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
Jackson v. Century Mut. Ins. Co.

Action by homeowners against their homeowners' insurance company for unfair and deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, and bad faith; whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant insurer.